5 Mongolian Non-Governmental Organizations will receive 112 million MNT funding for their community projects
Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar (ot.mn) Oyu Tolgoi is committed to contributing to the socio-economic development of Mongolia. One example is our support for NGOs who are working to contribute solving development challenges in Mongolia. We aim to support projects which align with the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Mongolia.
Oyu Tolgoi received 64 applications for the funding cycles running during last quarter of 2011. From these entries, Oyu Tolgoi’s Internal Review Committee selected the following five projects for funding. Selections were made in line with our criteria and available funding. These projects will contribute to the MDGs such as ensuring environmental sustainability and strengthen human rights.
One of the funding recipients is “Setgelzuin Uvidas” center which translates as ‘Wonders of Psychology” provides psychological training, counselling and therapy to persons with disabilities. The NGO helps people with disabilities, many of whom live in isolated conditions, to participate in social and community life. This, in turn, supports their physical and emotional wellbeing. The NGO will train 560 persons with disabilities from Ulaanbaatar. Also “Bayanzurkh Women Development Center”, another recipient improving environmental situation in ger districts and with funding of Oyu Tolgoi, the center will conduct training on tree plantation for 60 households in remotely isolated ger areas of Bayanzurkh district of Ulaanbaatar. Each of the 60 households will cultivate and grow trees in their khashaa.
“National Association of Mongolian citizens on Wheel Chair” will work with and support 10 women with disability. The project will help the women to solve difficult challenges and problems that faces them and develop as useful member of society.
“Children and youth club that protects animals” was selected to implement a training project in environmental and wild life protection. The club will conduct training for 210 children of school age and contribute to formation of patriotic citizens with consciousness for environmental protection.
“Alyandra Women’s Development” ‘NGO proposed to cultivate greenery and build pedestrian roads in the remotely isolated ger area of Songinokhairkhan district of Ulaanbaatar in order to contribute to reduction of air pollution, smogs of Ger districts of Ulaanbaatar. About 1108 residents of 268 households of Bayantsagaan ger area of Songinokhairkah district will be involved in the project to be financed by Oyu Tolgoi.
Oyu Tolgoi will provide funding totaling 112.715.000 tugrig to these five NGOs. These projects will be implemented by 2nd and 3rd quarters of this year.
B.Khishigt, director of the “Bayanzurkh Women Development Center” said “ we are very happy that Oyu Tolgoi decided to fund our project proposal. Our proposal is about improvement of living environment of the Ger area residents in cooperation with the ger area residents. We want to say Big thank you to Oyu Tolgoi for funding any activity whether it is small or big that contributes to development of Mongolia”.
About Oyu Tolgoi LLC (www.ot.mn)
Oyu Tolgoi LLC is Mongolia's largest copper and gold mining company and is a strategic partnership between the Government of Mongolia (34 per cent stake), Ivanhoe Mines (66 per cent) and Rio Tinto. Rio Tinto is the major shareholder in Ivanhoe Mines and the manager of the Oyu Tolgoi project. In addition to dividends from its 34 per cent stake in Oyu Tolgoi, the Government of Mongolia will receive taxes and royalties.
Oyu Tolgoi, located in the Gobi desert in southern Mongolia, will be one of the largest and highest-grade copper and gold mines in the world. It is the largest project ever developed in Mongolia, requiring a capital investment for phase 1 of more than US$6 billion.
Oyu Tolgoi is committed to contributing to a sustainable future for Mongolia. At least 9 out of 10 employees will be Mongolian once the mine is in production and Oyu Tolgoi is investing US$58 million dollars (78 billion tugriks) in training and education and an additional US$27 million dollars (36 billion tugriks) in the Workforce Employment Project designed to help address the general skills shortage in Mongolia
Oyu Tolgoi's key priorities are the health and safety of employees, best-practice environmental management, contributing to sustainable communities and always doing business with integrity, for the benefit of all the project's shareholders and the people of Mongolia.
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